Classic vs new

[Spidercrab]

mr fiasco

me and peepaw and uncle rufus build yer secraft for a 500 dallars and 7 sixpacks a day. i hav sum left over parts from mr traders old bayliner we can use dem

[JWB]

Well on second thought maybe I can get a deal with these guys doing my boat......let's see:

$500 plus 7 six packs a day......Hmmm Bud is $4 a six pack times 7 a day that's $28 a day times for 5 years years at $28 a day equals $50,400 plus $10,500 for a motor plus 1,000 for electronics equals $61,900. Hmmm would you drink Old Milwaukee?

[Mark]

Hmmm would you drink Old Milwaukee?

Spidercrab just might.....but as a result you might have two pointy ends on the boat! Better keep him well plied with Bud

[Briguy]

Fiasco,

Get a new one and you own a seacraft....build one and you own a SEACRAFT....you are a member of a cult. My 23' has been 55 miles off shore, painted twice, repowered thrice, mucho custom goodies and its ALMOST done. My initial investment was 16.5k bought in Cape May, NJ and it was nice.






Now it's one fine fishing machine. People drool over it every where I go which is kinda nice. Boating folk always have some story about a seacraft that was in their marina in the 70's. It was a boat far far ahead of it's time. I also own an Acura NSX which is the auto version of my SeaCraft. A car that was built in the 90's that can still keep up with Ferrari's and Porsche's today; just like my 23
SC can keep up with the best of them in 2006. It will take you a year to find the boat you want and another year to make it like you want it but that's what life is......






Good luck with whatever you decide. It's great to see so many wonderful people helping each other in such a great site. When I die hopefully heaven will have a bunch of unrestored SeaCraft hulls which I can repower for free, sand without caughing up a lung and pleanty of ice cold 0 carb 5.5% beer.....And oh yeah a hot wife that doesn't get upset if you work on your SC late into the night.

[TUGBOAT]

Pasbt Blue Ribbon , Jax or schlitz !

[Ed]

Brian-

Your boat looks real sharp. Do you really tow it with the XC90???

Ed

[Briguy]

Ed, The xc90 is only rated to tow 3500. When I haul in or out the ramp is only a few miles from my home. She towes fine the little 5cyl turbo has plenty of torque and the disk brakes stop well. If the ramp has loose dirt it can be tough but otherwise I have had no troubles at all. I wouldn't feel comfortable taking it more than 20 miles max. When I first got the SC in '97 I had a toyota tacoma 4cyl picup. I used the bumper ball setup which was only rated for 2000lbs. It was alot slower but I never had a problem. Would not do that again!

[ScottM]

Brian,
The boat looks great. Was that mini arch on there when you bought it or did you have it made?

[Scott]

Brian
Whats the thru hull next to the tab and then the one (painted) on the hull side?

I'm guessing one must be a scupper ?

I like the color